How to Cook Delicious Taiwanese minced pork rice bowl

Taiwanese minced pork rice bowl. Lu rou fan (滷肉饭) is one of THE most beloved Taiwanese comfort foods. Second only perhaps to a piping bowl of beef noodle soup (and even then, a very. This dish is based on one of Taiwan's most loved comfort foods, though I've adapted it using more common kitchen ingredients.

Some use pork belly instead of minced pork; some add shiitake mushroom; some use eggs; some serve with noodles. But the main ingredients are always pork, shallot, and soy. Minced pork rice is a rice dish that is commonly seen throughout Taiwan and Southern Fujian. You can have Taiwanese minced pork rice bowl using 10 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Taiwanese minced pork rice bowl

1. 🢂 1 lb of gound pork.
2. 🢂 4 of garlic cloves.
3. 🢂 1 tablespoon of dry shallots.
4. 🢂 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce.
5. 🢂 3 tablespoons of soy sauce.
6. 🢂 1 tablespoon of brown sugar (optional).
7. 🢂 1/4 cups of rice wine (mijiu).
8. 🢂 1 teaspoon of white pepper powder.
9. 🢂 1 teaspoon of five spice powder.
10. 🢂 3/4 cups of hot water.

The flavor may vary from one region to another, but the basic ingredients remain the same: ground pork marinated and boiled in soy sauce served on top of steamed rice. It is a type of gaifan dish. This salty, sweet recipe from Taiwan is easy to make! Known locally as lu rou fan, this ground pork rice bowl is made flavorful with the ground pork sautéed and simmered with star anise, soy sauce, and Chinese five-spice powder for the best flavor.

instructions Taiwanese minced pork rice bowl

1. Pan-fry ground pork until the fat is rendered. This takes about 10 minutes. Now the temperature is high enough for the next step..
2. Pan-fry sliced garlic and dry shallot with the meat and the pork fat. You should be able to smell the garlic in 1-2 minutes..
3. Stir while seasoning: add oyster sauce, soy sauce, and brown sugar (optional)..
4. Add rice wine and wait until boiled. Add white pepper and five spice, mix well..
5. Finally, add 3/4 cups of hot water, turn down the heat and stew for 30 minutes..

And yes, feel free to substitute minced pork with other types of meat. I like to use meat with a little fat to create that rich juicy consistency. Divide rice among bowls; ladle stewed pork over rice. Top each with an egg and some scallions and drizzle with chili oil. Recipe by Josh Ku and Trigg Brown, Win Son, Brooklyn.